In modern warfare, russian tanks are getting absolutely mauled. In ukraine, they've lost over 700 tanks in this war. Over 700 tanks is more than the tank fleets of britain, france and germany combined. The sheer scale of destruction has raised questions about whether the tank still has a role to play.
America’s central bank raised rates by .75% yesterday—the biggest increase in almost 30 years. Whether that will help tame rising prices without triggering a recession is unclear. The poor performance of Russian tanks in Ukraine has led some to wonder whether
the tank itself is obsolete. And the rousing, darkly humorous defiance of
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